Roof Repair and Replacement Costs Up Nearly 30% Since 2022: Verisk April 10, 2025 By Allen Laman Roof repair and replacement cost value totaled nearly $31 billion last year — up nearly 30% since 2022, according to...
Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Spews Fountains of Lava in Latest Eruption April 10, 2025 Scientists were bracing for high lava fountains during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. Lava...
State Farm’s California Emergency Rate Request Dropped to 17% April 9, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane Lawyers for State Farm General, the California Department of Insurance and Consumer Watchdog presented opening arguments in a hearing to...
Tariffs Threaten to Push US Home Insurance Rates Even Higher April 9, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman With the Los Angeles fires in January and last week’s severe storms that brought flooding and tornadoes to the Midwest,...
Death Toll From Los Angeles Wildfires Reaches 30 April 7, 2025 Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll...
California FAIR Plan Stabilization Act Moving Through Legislature April 2, 2025 A bill that aims to enable the California FAIR Plan to seek additional claims paying capacity is making its way...
Viewpoint: Smoke Damage from LA Wildfires Leaves Questions to Be Answered April 2, 2025 By Patrick Wraight The question has come up wondering if smoke damage is covered for those homes that were impacted by the Los...
State Farm Has Paid Out $2.5 Billion for LA Wildfires March 28, 2025 By Don Jergler State Farm has reported paying out $2.5 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires in January, more than double what the...
After Lahaina Fire, Residents Address Their Risk By Becoming ‘Firewise’ March 27, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira The car tires, propane tanks, gas generators and rusty appliances heaped on the side of a dirt road waiting to...
California at Risk of New Insurance Bailout Amid Fire Danger March 25, 2025 By Michelle Ma As Los Angeles-area residents recover from one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, California’s insurer of last resort...